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Show GOLF CLUB WAS GOING STRONG 1111811 Old Newspaper Lead to Interesting In-teresting Discovery in Savannah, Georgia SAVANNAH. Gil. Oct 2 (By A. P.) The members of the Golf club are requeued to beet at the Exchange thli renin; at T o'clock." "November J5." Although modern In Ita phrtueolnay, the forrgolnir Invitation wan . Issued more than 110 years aao by officers of the Savannah "Golf club." It appeared In the form of an advertisement In the Savannah Museum, a newspaper bear. In the date of November 2S. 1111, a copy of which has Just been found In the files of the Savannah ' Historical aoclety. Dlscovsry followed newapaper and maitailne discussions of the Introduction Intro-duction of rolf Into the United Slates, which placed the date somewhere around 1160. The location of the links of the "Golf club" is not known, and Just what was the character of the game In the early days here Is not recorded. The game than waa to be developed to the point where newspaper readers demanded full details of the clash. But that golf Was played In SavancatV early In Ifte eighteenth century is a fact that that Is was played by Scotchmen la equally true. Descendants of officera of the club live here today and are among the prosperous and thrifty residents of Savannah. Sa-vannah. That the "Got club" was conducted along the lines of the modern clubs, however, msy be assumed from Information Infor-mation contained in one of its invitations invita-tions to a dance on the night of December De-cember 11, 1111. It was found between the leaves of an old family Bible here nearly 100 years later. It reads: "GOLK CLUB BALL. The honor of Mias Ellsa Johnston's company la requested to a ball, to be given by the members of the Golf club of this city at The Exchange on Tuee-day Tuee-day evening, the list Jnst. at T o'clock. George Woodruff. Bobert Mackay, John Caig and James Dickson, managers; George Hogarth, treasurer. "Savannah, (la, December, 1111." Mia Ella Johnston waa on of the belles of Savannah and the "Long Boom" of the old City Exchange was used for dancea and other entertainments. entertain-ments. It waa later acquired by the city and used as a city hall for almoat a hundred years. There never has been found any record of a membership roll of the Golf club, but those whose names appear on the Invitation were all pormlnent In the life of Savannah and were all Scotchmen. Savannah in 1111 had not more than 12.000 Inhabitants, ' but It paid much attention to sports and waa a leader' In Georgia and the South in social and faahionable af- fairs. . . |